Originally Posted by
cossynut2
This is the problem when you have paid less than £500 for a car and to fix the rust properly will be at least the same amount. It really depends if the rest of the car is in excellent condition and you can afford it it could be worth the cost, but if the rust is only one of the problems then probably not. This is why breakers yards have loads of fairly modern cars in them as many have failed MOTs with rust problems and the cost of fixing it is often more than the value of the cars.
I agree totally with what your saying, the only place that actually looked at it said it would be about £350 worth of work, but said he could make that easier doing paint work so didn't want to do it unless i got the metal work done somewhere else and he just tidied it up and Painted. Nobody I've approached even wanted to do the metal work.
its quite a sound car, never been welded or had any advisories for rust.